Cirencester Friendly

John Bridge has made the decision to retire from his role as director of sales and marketing at Cirencester Friendly Society from 31st March, following a short period of illness.

The CEO of Cirencester Friendly has said that a statistic of claims paid on its own ‘doesn't mean very much'.

Cirencester Friendly paid £3.3m in sick pay benefit for its income protection customers in 2014, with 94% of eligible claims paid.

Cirencester Friendly's new income protection contract, My Earnings Insurance, has been added to financial intermediary portal, IRESS' The Exchange.

Cirencester Friendly has launched a new Income Protection contract "My Earnings Insurance" ("MEI").

Cirencester Friendly achieved 98% of its target for introducing new members and an increase in annual premium income resulting in maintained or increased bonuses paid to its members, according to its 124th Annual Report and Accounts for 2013.

Income Protection (IP) ‘holds the key to keeping on top of the Mortgage Market Review (MMR), Cirencester Friendly has said.

Cirencester Friendly has revealed it paid out 94% of claims in 2013 maintaining the same pay out rate as 2012.

Regular COVER columnist Richard Walsh reveals a colourful past in Whitehall as an NHS reformer and his views on the future of the protection market.

Cirencester Friendly has launched an online chat tool to facilitate instant communication between their underwriters and financial advisers looking to transact business with the Society.